Suzanne doesn't know how to handle her new status. She has a number of other inmates counting on her to churn out more chapters. They are even willing to do her favors. Kukudio, a recent addition to the show, starts to get through to Suzanne when she starts saying that she imagines herself as Sunflower, one of the characters in the story. Sunflower sounds like the name that Suzanne used for Chapman in Season 1.
Taylor gets the backstory spotlight. She came from an Amish community. She got caught with drugs by the police. She was forced to help the police try to capture her friends who were dealing drugs. Her background ties in to what is going on with the cult of Norma. They are trying to make it more of an official religion. Soso prefers it all loosey-goosey. Tucker doesn't and doesn't have a problem throwing racist words at Soso to intimidate her.
CO Coates continues to hit on Doggett. She's smart enough not to respond in front of others. She clues him in once they get a moment alone. He takes her to feed the ducks again. He gets aggressive but she manages to talk him down.
Chapman's used panty business becomes a thing. The first batch sells out quickly. Cal come to see her during visiting hours and tells her all about it. She starts dreaming about how big they could make it. She spends more time talking to Carlin about it than Vause. One of those conversations occurs while Carlin is nude. Chapman appreciates what she sees and can't help but be drawn to Carlin.
Pearson brings in a rabbi to interview all the inmates who are requesting the kosher meals. He's there to suss out which ones are really are Jewish. There is a montage of scenes as he talks to Whitehill, Cindy, Taystee, Watson, Sister Ingalls, Carlin, Angie, and Flaca. They do most of the talking. It ends with an extended back and forth between the rabbi and Cindy.
Burset finds out that Michael, her son, got into trouble with Benny, Mendoza's son. He was arrested and spent a night locked up. She blames Mendoza at first but later learns that maybe Michael is tougher than Benny.
Red goes around telling all the inmates that she had nothing to do with the preparation of the food. She's in a funk over it. She doesn't know how else to deal with it. Mendoza finally tells her she needs to stop because all her apologizing just makes the food taste worse.
Whitehill continues to stalk Vause. She makes Vause very nervous. Vause gets a peak at the note book in which Whitehill is making notes.
Judy King makes another appearance on television.
Characters who don't appear in this episode: Bennett, Nickels, Luschek, Healy, Daya
The episode ends with Chapman and Carlin making out.
Thoughts
I'm starting to think that maybe Whitehill isn't a hit man sent to bump off Vause. Everything seems to be pointed in that direction which is why I think that the most boring thing would be if Vause turns out to be right about her. Whitehill is a little around the bend but I don't think that she's there to try and kill Vause. Maybe she is but she won't be able to go through with it.
I'm curious to see where Doggett and Coates story goes. I think he's going to get fired.
I don't think that Chapman's enterprise will survive the end of the season.
I'm hoping that Whitehill sticks around but only if her character gets fleshed out. She seems like a bogeyman and not much else at the moment.
There's a lot going on here. I think it lacks direction. It still seems to be a bit all over the place. I'm enjoying it for the most part.
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